“Hopefully they have an off day and a relaxed approach and we can get something from it”

Bobby Zamora

Zamora hopes that will mean City take their eye off the ball this afternoon.

He said: “It’s a going to be a tough task, obviously, against Manchester City. “It’s unlike that last game of the season a few years ago when it looked like we needed something.

“Luckily we didn’t in the end – and they needed something to win the league.

“But they don’t have anything to play for, as such, this time. “So we’d like to think they’re going to have their flip flops on and be thinking about the beach, not wanting to get injured and all that.”

“Hopefully they have an off day and a relaxed approach and we can get something from it.”

Zamora, who joined QPR in January 2012 from Fulham, has had his fair share of ups and downs during his career, including a troublesome hip injury which required surgery.

GLORY: Man City celebrate after Segio Aguero's winner sinks QPR to secure the title in 2012 [GETTY]

But it is the challenge and physical side of the game which still brings out the competitor in him.

He added: “It’s nice to play against the best players in the world, it’s nice to bring them out of their comfort zone a little.

“I like to think I give them something different to think about other than the sharp runs and tippy-tappy stuff.

“With me, it’s more an elbow to the back of the head!

“But it’s nice to play against them. It’s nice to come off the pitch knowing you’ve done a good job and certainly made their lives hard.”

Zamora’s current deal expires next month – a fact which is not lost on the Barking-born hotshot, who said:

STAR: Harry Kane could play for the England Under-21s this summer [GETTY]

“I’m playing on show, as such.

“People are watching me play out there.

“Being fit, being out there and putting in good performances is key for myself.”

Zamora says he does not mind his strike partner Charlie Austin getting rave reviews – especially if it means his pal getting an international call-up from England boss Roy Hodgson.

The forward, who last played for the Three Lions in 2011, said: “Charlie has been top drawer all season long.

“I think with England internationals coming up, he has to be in the squad.

“If Harry Kane goes with the Under-21s, it will free up a space. Hopefully he gets in there.